Phil Brown (March 14, 1901 – May 16, 1991) was an

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, and

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coach. He served as the head football coach at

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from 1927 to 1927, Rose Polytechnic Institute—now known as Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology from 1928 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1958, and Indiana State Teachers College—now known as

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in 1944. Brown also coached basketball and track at Rose Poly before retiring in 1959. Brown graduated from

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in 1918 and then played

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. He died on May 16, 1991.

Head coaching record

College football

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